Cruz stands tall as Pampanga downs Pasay

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 11:09:26 +0000

Pampanga relied on Mark Cruz’s solid overall outing to  score a 75-65 victory over Pasay in the 2019-20 Chooks-to-Go/MPBL Lakan SeasonTuesday at the Bahayang Pag-asa Gym in Valenzuela City.

Cruz, who was held to just two points in the first half, recovered just in time, finishing with 14 points, 14 assists, seven rebounds, and four steals to push the Giant Lanterns up to fifth place with a 15-9 record in the Northern Division.

With the Giant Lanterns already ahead by 10 points in the final frame, the former Letran star stepped on the gear and scored five points in a span of 27 seconds to give Pampanga its biggest lead of the match, 62-47.

Behind Jan Jamon, Axel Inigo, and Jason Opiso, the Voyagers had an uprising, trimming the deficit down to just five points, 59-64, with 2:29 minutes left.

Levi Hernandez then connected from downtown in the ensuing play while Maiquez followed it up with a top of the key jumper to take the fight out of Pasay.

“Nag celebrate, nagkaroon ng complacency e. Kaya nire-remind ko sila, ‘wag tayong maging complacent. ‘Wag tayong mag celebrate ‘di pa tapos ‘yan. Well, they played good defense, they executed our game plan,” said Pampanga head coach Bong Ramos on his
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